Ferro (comics)
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- This page discusses the post-Zero Hour reboot version of the character. For the pre-ZH version, see Ferro Lad.
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Andrew Nolan, codenamed Ferro, is a fictional character, a superhero in the future of the DC Comics universe, and a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
[edit] Character Biography
Born in the 20th century, Andrew Nolan and his twin, Douglas, were the sons of a famous actress, Nancy Nolan, who abandoned them as a result of her horror to their grotesque facial deformities.
Left in the care of an unscrupulous scientist called "Doc 30", he escaped while Douglas remained behind. When the Earth was dying due to the extinguishing of the sun in the so-called the Final Night, he became involved with the Legion of Super-Heroes, who had become stranded in the present day. After the Earth was saved by the death of Parallax, he remained with the team, although it was some time before they informed him they were from the 31st Century.
When the Legion were able to return to their home time, Ferro went with them and served with them for some time until several of the team were Lost in a rift, and the remainder ordered to disband. After this he went with Karate Kid to a monastery on the planet Steeple, a planet only accessible for short periods every ten years before a black hole prevented access once more. While there, he finally learned to deal with his deformity, but he was savagely beaten by an escaped convict and, while the monks were able to save his life, he was trapped in iron form with the helmet he wore fused to his face. Moreover, he and Karate Kid, who had refused to leave his friend behind, were now trapped on the planet for ten years.
Or so it seemed. Brainiac 5 was able to use the threshold technology he had learned of during his time Lost to open a path to Steeple, but before anyone could use it, he, along with all of the Legion bar Sensor and Shikari and several whole planets were entranced by Universo. Sensor and Shikari were forced to use the unstable link to Steeple to escape, and the four of them were able to free Saturn Girl who, with aid from Apparition and Ultra Boy's child, Cub, was able to defeat Universo, while Ferro and Karate Kid rejoined the team.
